Costa, a former Brazilian soccer player himself, coached the Falcons to a 4-1 win over Oakwood, whose head coach is British.

“It's the second British I beat in a row,” Costa said. “(Oakwood) likes the British style. They like to cross a lot of ball into the box and they did pretty well.”

Ian Brizes netted two goals in the first 40 minutes to lead Epiphany to a 2-0 halftime advantage.

“He's been doing well,” Costa said. “I believe he has 16 goals in six games. My offense has been good.”

Oakwood finally broke past Epiphany's defense for a goal in the 14th minute of the second half. Oakwood is the second team in six games to score on the Falcons.

The Falcons' defense was inspired by the play of Robbie LaGuardia, Adam Nelson, Ben Tellis and Chris Antry.

“Defense has been solid the whole season. They are doing a good job,” Brizes said. “They just had a little miscommunication in the back today.”

Epiphany accelerated to the finish line with late goals by Brandon Goodwin and David Romero.

The match got chippy toward the end, typical of two competitive rivals.

“It was a little chippy but it's a good rivalry and I can't wait to play up there,” Brizes said. “It's a conference game, so we had to win it. It was important to get on top first because we don't play well from behind.”